粮草 liángcǎo army provisions Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 兵马未动，粮草先行 bīngmǎwèidòngliángcǎoxiānxíng logistics comes before military maneuvers provisions and supplies must be ready before troops move; used as an idiom to mean that whatever one does, one must first be well-prepared